Hay-carrier



(No Model.) sheets-sheer. 1,

' No.267.682. l

N. PETERS. Phdlu-Lmlugrlpbv. walhingion. ILC.

(No Model.) Y Y y 2 sheets-sheet 2,

` A. R. EGLIN.

RAY CARRIER.

150.267,682. Patented Nov.`21, 1882.

`UNITED STATES VPATENT OFFICE,

ADAM R. 4EGLIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLNOIS.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart'of Letters Patent No. 267,682, dated November21, 1882.

Application tiled September 2,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADAM R. EGLIN, residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizenof the4 United 4, an edge elevation of one section oriside of the frame,and Fig. 5 a plan View of the lockin g-catch.

This invention relates to that class of hayl carriers in which a frameis'suspended from a rail or track, on which it is made to travel backand forth to deposit the load where required, and has for its objects toimprove the construction and operation ot' the devices forsimultaneously locking the frame or carrier and releasing the elevatinghead or block and unlocking the frame or carrier andV locking theelevating head or block, both of which operations are to heautomatically performed, and to improve the construction and operationof the carrier as a whole; and its nature consists in the devices andcombinations ot' devices hereinafter described,-and pointed-out as newin the claims.

In the drawings, A represents the frame, which maybe made of cast-ironor other 4suitable material, and -is made in two sections or halves,each having` a corresponding shape, and each formed ot' an uppercross-bar, a, side bars, a a, and center bar, b, having extensions b',one on each side, running to and joined with the lower end ct' each sidebar, as shown in Figs. l and 3. The bars-b of each section are connectedtogether by a web, o, of a semicircular inclined form. i ai B is afunnel orbell-shaped guide","formed of -the webs or walls c, by meansot' which the interlocking end of the elevating head or block is guidedor directed into position to be locked.

G is the latch for locking the frame orcarrier and releasing theelevating head or block. This latch may becast or otherwise formed tohave at one end an L- shaped slot, f, and at its other end an openrecess or notch, g. Each side bar a of the frame has an enlargement, d,in which is an inclined slot, d', to receive a pin or stud, e, on eachside of.the latch G, which pins and slots attach the latch to the frame,so that it has a limited rise and fall and forward and backwardmovement. latch C is held in position by a bolt,f, which passes throughthe slotf, which bolt passes through the center bars, b, of the frame,each bar having a hole,j", through which the bolt passes. The two halvesor sections of the frame are secured together by the b-olt'f and twobolts j, one at each lower corner-of the frame-pieces, which bolts jpass through suitable openings, 7", therefor in the frame-pieces, andthe two halves are held against the strain ot' the bolts by lugs t' tfi,V formed on the inner face of the side piece a and bottom pieces, b',of one section or halfot' the frame, which lugs or projections are ofthe required length to maintain the halves or sections ot' the frame thedistance apart for the location of the latch and the swinging hook whichlocks the elevating head or block between them.

D is a stop, made of a single piece ot' metal, bent or otherwise formedin two parts, h h', one of which, h, forms a catch to interlock with thenotch or recess g, andthe other, h', a means for attaching the stop tothe under side of the rail by means of screws or bolts h", as shown inFig. 1. This stop is to be located in such relation to the load to beunloaded as to suspend the carrier over such load, and by engagement ofthe latch C therewith hold the carrier stationary.

E is the elevating head or block, made of cast-iron or otherv suitablematerial, and having a depending hook, E', for the attachment of thehay-fork, with its side pieces extended up and joined at their ends toform a hook.

F is the hook on the head or block E, for holding the load suspendedfrom the carrier or frame. ,y

Gr is a hook suspended from a holt, lc, and of sufcient length to comebelow the rear end of the latch C, and so located and arranged as to bein engagement with or rest against the rear end of such latch, as shownby the dotted lines in Fig. 1. This hook Gr, as shown, when at the limitof its outward swing, comes in con- The other end of the lOl) tact withthe stud or projection i, and the bolt 1elevatin g head or block E, andthis boltpasses 55,.thrroughtubular projections 7c', one oneach innerface of the center bars, b, which projections furnish additionalbearings for the bolt a-gainst the strain of the load when suspended bythe hooks F G. The flanges or web c are nearly flush with the innerfaces of the rear bars b', so as to leave an open space for the swingot' the hook G, but are extended farther beyond the face of the front4hars b', forming an inclined way, b, for engagement with the back of thehook F, so that such hook will pass into the mouth or opening B to apoint Where the hook G, when disengaged, will. swing inward and beneaththe acting portion ot' the hook F, locking the two hooks together.

H is a grooved wheel located in the head or block E, and secured inposition by anbolt, m, which forms ajourual on which the wheel canrevolve.

I is a grooved wheel located in the rear lower corner of the frame A,and mounted on one of the tic-boltsj, which forms a journal on which itcan revolve.

J is an elevatingrope, one end ot' which is secured to the frame bybeing attached to the bolt j at the lower forward corner of the frame,as shown, or in some other suitable manner. This rope -J passes underthe pulley-wheel H in the elevating head or block and over thepulley-wheel I on the frame, and thence to the point where the operatorstands.

K'is a track, made of a piece of wood or other suitable material, andsuspended in the usual manner, so that the carriage or carrier can moveback and forth thereon.

L represents carrying-wheels, one located at each upper corner of theframe A, and held in `position by a suitable bolt, l, so as to be freeto revolve on the bolts. These wheels travel on the upper face of thetrack K, and the frame A is of greater width at the point where thetrack passes than where the latch and suspending-hook are located.

The operation is as follows: The fork, with the load, is suspended fromthe hook E', and is elevated with the head or block E through the rope Jin the usual manner, during which operation the carriage or carrier islocked and held stationary by the en ga gement of the notch g with thecatch or stop h, as shown in Fig. 1. The elevation is continued untilthe hook F passes into the opening or mouth B, strikes against the underface ofthe latch C at its rear end, throwing the forward end of suchhook down, releasing the catch g, and at the same time carrying thelatch bodily forward, allowing the suspending-hook G to swing inwardbeneath the hook F, locking the load to the carriage or carrier, when itcan be moved, by pulling on the rope J, over the track K to the pointwhere it is to be deposited, and when deposited the carria ge or carrieris returned on the track K to its normal position. The return movementofthe carriage or carrier causes the rear portion of the forward end ofthe latch to come in contact with the stop h, forcing the latchbackward, releasing the hook G from the hook F, so that the head orblock E is free to descend, andvat the same time this backward movementof the latch, through the travel of the pins or studs e in the inclinedslots d, raises the forward end of the latch, so that the stop h entersthe notch g, locking the latch, and also the carriage or carrier, andthis lock is rendered more permanent by the passage of the boltf intothe L portion of thel slot f, preventing accidental displacement, andalso holding the carriage or carrier firmly in position until the nextascent of the head or block E. r

By' making the frame in vtwo sections or halves each formed of atoppiece, a, side pieces, a a, center pieces, b, with'continuations b c,

a verylight frame is provided, and one possess#r ing the requisitestrength and rigidity todo the required work, andv by providing the lugsor projections it fi the two sections of the frame can be readily puttogether without requiring extra work in adjusting them for the locationof the latch and the swinging hook.

By arranging the latch and swinging hook as shown and described it willbe seen that the operation of one depends upon the sucf cessfuloperation of the other, so that the latch cannot be locked withoutreleasing the hook, and the hook cannot be engaged without releasing thelatch, and by suspending the latch through the pins or projections e andboltff, with the slots d andf, it is free to rise and fall at itsforward end, and to slide in or out to the limit of the slots, whichlimitis that required for releasing and engaging the hook G,

and by forming the slots as shown the latch will be maintained in itslocked position, and at the same time it is readily thrown into positionto be unlocked.

The acting end of the hook F is broadened out, so as to project beyondthe sides of the main portion and be of greater width than the widthofthe acting end of the hook G, so that when the two hooksareinterlocked the acting end of the hook F will project beyond thesides of the hook G, and these projecting portions of the hook F willstrike against the slight flange or projecting portion of the rear barsb', and prevent the hook from being car' ried along with the hook G assuch hook is forced back by the action of the latch C. Some stop must beprovided on the web c or rear bars b to coact with the hook F, asotherwise there would be no unlocking bythe upward movement of the hookG through the latch G, and this stop can be formed in some othersuitable manner than by theslightflange on the rear bars b.

What 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by .Letters Patent, is-

1. The frame or carriage A, composed of two sections, each constructedof atop piece, c, side pieces, a a", center piece, b, having theextensions or bars b joining the center and sidebars, and provided withthelaterally-pro- 5 jecting inclined web or Wall c, joining,` theextension or bars, and extended beyond the inner face of one of thelatter to form the inclined way or frame b, substantially as described.

2. The frameor carriage A, having its forward side portions providedwith inclinedslotsd', `in combination with the latch C,having at itssides the attached lugs e, arranged in the slots ofthe frame orcarriage, and provided at its rearpwith the slot f for suspending it ona bolt, f', substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the frame or carriage A, of thevertically-movable and longi- Gr, suspended from its upper end by asupport arranged above the latch, on which support the hook can swing,and the elevating-head E, having a hook, F, adapted to lift the latchand permit the gravitating hook to swing forward, substantially asdescribed.

5. The frame or carriage A, composed oftwo sections, each composed ofthe top bar, a, side bars, a a, center bar, b, bottom bars,b, and thelaterally-projecting Webs or Walls joining the bottom bars and extendedinward toform the inclined ways b, in combination with thevertically-movable and longitudinally-sliding latch C and the hook G,suspended at its upper end froma support arranged above the

